F-35 HOTAS
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The solicitation seeks commercial supply of F-35 Simulation Hands on Throttle and Stick Systems (HOTAS) for Edwards AFB under a full small business set-aside, with the NAICS code 336413 and a size standard of 1,250 employees. The acquisition follows Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is conducted as a Request for Quote without a written solicitation, using the SF1449 form and a separate PDF quote for full compliance. All submissions must be emailed to two designated government points of contact, with a maximum file size of 10MB, and oral offers are not accepted. The quote must include complete contractor information such as SAM UEI, TIN, CAGE code, pricing, warranty, delivery terms, FOB destination, and a technical approach demonstrating compliance with the Statement of Requirements. Price and technical acceptability are the sole evaluation factors, with award determined by the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable method, meaning the lowest-priced offer that meets all technical requirements will be selected without discussions unless the government determines otherwise. The period of performance is 160 days after award, and all quotes must be submitted by 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time on July 20, 2026, with questions due by July 15, 2026 at the same time. The contract will be awarded under FAR 52.212-1, -2, and -4, incorporating standard commercial product terms and conditions, and the government reserves the right to evaluate only the lowest-priced offer or consider additional submissions if necessary. The offeror’s quote must be fully responsive to meet the technical specifications of the F-35 HOTAS as defined in the attachments, and failure to provide complete information will render the submission non-responsive. The solicitation is issued under federal acquisition rules through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, DFARS Change 10/24/2025, and DAFAC 2024-1016, with payment terms assumed to be NET 30 unless otherwise specified. No DPAS rating applies, and no additional contract terms beyond those cited are required.
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Edwards, CA, 93524, USASet-Aside
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Amendment 1- Q&A Posted as an Attachment
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This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) Solicitation for the acquisition of F-35 Simulation Hands on Throttle and Stick Systems (HOTAS) at Edwards AFB.
Please see attachments for further details.
(i) This is a solicitation for commercial supply prepared in accordance with the format in RFO 5.201(c), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (RFO 12.201-1) will be used for this requirement.
(ii) Solicitation Number: FA930226Q0080 **Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages**
Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the supply described in this solicitation are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote.
Offerors may utilize the attached SF1449 to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for all contract line items (CLINs) included on the SF1449. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, DFARS Change 10/24/2025 and DAFAC 2024-1016.
(iv) THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 336413 "Other Aircraft Part and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing " with a size standard 1,250 employees.
(v) Period of Performance is 160 days ARO.
(vi) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/.
Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included:
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE:
1. SAM UEI:
2. TIN Number:
3. CAGE Code:
4. Contractor Name:
5. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount:
6. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number:
7. Email address:
8. Price:
9. Warranty:
10. Date Offer Expires:
11. FOB Destination:
12. Delivery Lead Time/ Period of Performance Terms:
13. Technical Approach:
All questions are due on 15 July 2026 at 9:00AM Pacific Daylight Time.
Quotes are due on 20 July 2026 at 9:00AM Pacific Daylight Time.
All questions and quotes must be sent to jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil and paola.diaz.1@us.af.mil.
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The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive***
The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for technical acceptability. This factor is the: (1) Ability to provide the required F-35 HOTAS as defined in the attached SOR. The agency will first rank quotations according to price, from lowest to highest, and will evaluate the lowest-priced quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government.
Evaluation Factors:
1. Price
2. Technically Acceptability
The Government will award a purchase order resulting from the solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote is fully responsive to the solicitation.
The clause at RFO 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition.
Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: N/A
Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A
Quote Submission Information: It is the government's intent to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that discussions are necessary.
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